Information

Web sites

The Peregrine Fund, an international organization established in 1970, focuses on birds
to conserve nature. Goals include restoring species in jeopardy, conserving habitat,
educating students, training conservationists, providing information to the public, and
scientific research. One of the peregrines raised by Dan OBrien was destined for
this group.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service offers information about endangered and threatened
species in the United States and abroad. Information on plants, animals, hunting and
habitats is plentiful.

Books

Most should be available via libraries, bookstores and the Internet.

Silent Spring by Rachel Carson, 1962

This classic book  foreseeing a bleak landscape devoid of insects and birds, and
pointing out the harm of widely used chemicals to humans  shocked the world.
Carsons book was instrumental in igniting the environmental movement and inspiring
restrictions on pesticides and herbicides in North America and Europe.

Beyond Silent Spring by David B. Peakall, 1996

This book looks at the issues raised by "Silent Spring" some 30 years later.